Grammar
The criminal was finally convicted and charged ___ illegally importing prohibited items.
of / for / with / about
with
Place the right articles: A or An
It will be __ honour to conduct __ university course as pretigious as this!
AN honour... A university
What is wrong?
Q >> "I ran ten rounds around the track this morning!" Ashley declared.
A >> Ashley declared that she had ran ten rounds around the track this morning.
Ashley declared that she HAD RUN ten rounds around the track THAT morning.
There are long-held (asumshuns) that Big Foot exists.
assumptions
The joy of eating hot peppers may stem ___ our ability to tolerate spice.
from
"Let's go catch the latest blockbuster tomorrow, ___ ?" Macy asked her sister.
shall we / would we / shan't we / wouldn't we
shall we
What is wrong?
"The prisoner's escaped again, didn't he?" the warden demanded.
"The prisoner HAS ESCAPED again, HASN'T he?" the warden demanded.
What is wrong?
Q >> The bully shoved the scrawny boy on the ground. Mr Tan saw it and let out a yell.
A >>On seeing the bully shoved the scrawny boy onto the ground Mr Tan let out a yell.
On seeing the bully SHOVE the scrawny boy ON the ground, Mr Tan let out a yell.
Archaeologists need to (interprete) the ancient scrawls found in the pyramid.
interpret
Elephants forage over (extansive) areas.
extensive
"Did anyone complete the worksheet ______?" Mr Lai asked the girls.
itself / herself / ourselves / themselves
herself
What is wrong?
There is an unbearable stench here as all the rubbish in the bins have not been cleared since last night.
There is an unbearable stench here as all the RUBBISH in the bins HAS not been cleared since last night.
What is wrong?
Q >> I only stopped to rest when the race was over.
A >>I only stopped to rest until the race was over.
I DID NOT STOP TO REST until the race was over.
We experienced (terbullance) on the plane.
turbulence
Let me ____ some ground rules for this class.
lay up / lay off / lay out / lay down
lay down
Hundreds of guests attended the dinner party last night, many of ___ have been friends with my grandparents for a few decades.
who / which / whom / whose
whom
What is wrong?
All of the sports equipment in the storerooms were stolen last week.
All of the sports EQUIPMENT in the storerooms WAS stolen last week.
What is wrong?
No sooner had Ms Tioh entered the lift when she heard a loud bang and the lift plunged into darkness.
No sooner had Ms Tioh entered the lift THAN she heard a loud bang and the lift plunged into darkness.
The findings of the research is still (prileeminary).
preliminary
"You must eat your vegetables now or it will go bad!" Mrs Chong told her son.
Mrs Chong told her son _____
Mrs Chong told her son that he had to eat his vegetables then or it would go bad.
Sea Games is a sporting event that is held once every two years. This year, Singapore will send a team of athletes to this ____ event.
biennial / bicentennial / biannual
biennial
What is wrong?
Neither Ms Tioh nor her class of students were willing to wake up early on Sunday.
Neither Ms Tioh nor her CLASS of students WAS willing to wake up early on Sunday.
We will be late if we are stuck in this jam.
Should...
Should we be stuck in this jam, we will be late.
Whales are (sinonymus) with bigness.
synonymous
Your pet can enter our restaurant. It must remain leashed in our restaurant.
___ provided that ___
Your pet can enter our restaurant provided that it remains leashed.